Northbridge Rams at Hopedale Blue Raiders — JV girls basketball preview (Jan. 5)

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Northbridge travels to Hopedale High School to face the Hopedale Blue Raiders in a league junior varsity matchup at 5 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 5. The game is listed on SBLive — see the full game page for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5719689-northbridge-vs-hopedale

Game details

• Date: Monday, Jan. 5, 2026

• Time: 5 p.m. EST

• Location: Hopedale High School (Hopedale, Mass.)

• Home: Hopedale Blue Raiders — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/513900-hopedale-blue-raiders-jv

• Away: Northbridge Rams — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/176488-northbridge-rams-jv

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5719689-northbridge-vs-hopedale

What to watch

This is an early-season league test for both programs. There is no recent meeting listed on the SBLive game page, so Monday’s game offers either team a chance to set an early tone in league play. Hopedale returns to host Milford next Thursday (Jan. 8) while Northbridge heads to Millbury on Friday (Jan. 9) — links to those upcoming games are on each team’s SBLive page.

Streaming and broadcast

• Possible live coverage via the NFHS Network: Hopedale — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/hopedale-high-school-hopedale-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Northbridge — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/northbridge-high-school-whitinsville-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• SBLive will host the game page for scores, updates and final results: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5719689-northbridge-vs-hopedale

Follow, pick and engage

Both teams currently show 0 followers and 0 picks on SBLive. Those numbers may change as fans join — please follow the teams you support (it helps grow the program’s profile) and make your pick for fun in the SBLive pick’em. Picks are fan engagement only and are separate from any win projections.

Stay tuned to the SBLive game page and both team pages for lineup updates, live scoring and final results.